Jaxx Theatricals, Inc | Los Angeles, CA
50-seat showcase code. Potential audition dates: Jan. 12–14. Callbacks: 1/15 & 1/19.
Please submit your headshot and resume for consideration.
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to submit.
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CASTING NOTE: A diverse cast who are versatile and can sing and dance, many of whom will play several roles. We are open to gender-bent casting. Please use age ranges as suggestions only.
Charity Hope Valentine (Alto/Mezzo, female presenting) 25–45. Our main character. A dancer at the Fandango Ballroom with a heart of gold. Love means everything to her. Optimistic, caring, quirky. Great comic timing and fearlessness. Strong dancer and singer.
Oscar Lindquist (Baritone, male presenting) 25–45. Charity's main relationship in the show. A romantic, a dreamer, a neurotic. Insecure about himself and how he deals with Charity's past and present.
Nickie (Alto/Mezzo, female presenting) 25–45. One of Charity's best friends, also a dancer at the Fandango Ballroom. A mother figure to the girls, including Charity, has dreams to leave her old life behind. Strong dancer.
Helene (Alto/Mezzo, female presenting) 25–45. Another pal of Charity's, a firecracker, has a jaded view of life. Strong dancer.
Rosie (Alto/Mezzo, female presenting) 25–45. A fresh new face at the Fandango. Naive and trusting.
Vittorio Vidal (Baritone, male presenting) 25–45. An Italian film star. Dramatic, charismatic, insufferable. Hopelessly in love with Ursula.
Ursula March (spoken role, female presenting) 25–45. Vittorio's beautiful, tempestuous girlfriend.
Herman (Tenor, any gender) 45–65. The owner of the Fandango Ballroom. A tough New Yorker, a task master with a soft center.
Daddy Brubeck (Baritone, any gender) 25–45. The minister at the Rhythm of Life church. Sings the Act II showstopper. Has great rhythm, charisma, and the ability to steal the show.
Ensemble (any gender) 25–45. A flexible ensemble who can take on a variety of roles and dancing styles, including the Fandango Ballroom “hostesses”.
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